“What I do for a living seems glitzy and glamorous but if you don’t take it too seriously it’s a great way to make a living,” he said in an interview with LA’s Fox 11. “And then life goes on. Things happen.”

The singer’s daughter, Stephanie Bongiovi, is recovering from the overdose, and Bon Jovi says the family will be able get through it together.

He added, “This tragedy was something that I had to face too so we’ll get through it. And people’s warm wishes for my family and I have been really reassuring. So, we’re good.”

Drug charges against the 19-year-old Hamilton College student have been dropped.